our defensive yardage rankings were skewed last year because before he got hurt, Ben was a GOD on 3rd downs. Our time of possesion was nuts the first half of last year. The other team's offense can't gain yards if they don't see the field.

...as does the collective group of current RBs on the Steelers roster.

I haven't kept up with his career since he left Cleveland. I know he was in Tampa but figured he wouldn't see much time with Martin on the team, but I had no idea he was buried so deep in Tampa that he was 0 carries for 0 yards...in 0 games.

Ben Roethlisberger: HELLO TOBACCO MOUTH. THE BEN NO MORE THROW THE DINKS. BEFORE TOBACCO MOUTH COME, THE BEN GOT TO RUN AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND BEHIND BLOCKER GUYS THEN CHUCK BALL VERY FAR AND WHO KNOWS? SOMETIMES THE BEN GOT A TROPHY. NOW THE BEN JUST DINK AND DUNK AND DOOP AND DONE. THEN THE KICK MAN RUN OVER FROM SIDELINE AND EVERYBODY SAD. THE BEN TIRED OF KICK MAN. THE BEN TIRED OF DINKS AND THE BEN TIRED OF TOBACCO MOUTH ANGRY FACE. THE BEN TIRED! THE BEN TIRED! THE BEN… [Falls asleep]

shafnutz05 wrote:Call me a PSU homer, but why exactly is Derek Moye being benched tonight? He strikes me as one of the best playmakers on the Steelers offense thus far (small sample size notwithstanding)

shafnutz05 wrote:Call me a PSU homer, but why exactly is Derek Moye being benched tonight? He strikes me as one of the best playmakers on the Steelers offense thus far (small sample size notwithstanding)

Because you can't bench a TE in case Miller isn't 100%, you won't really bench Sanders, Cotchery or Brown so that leaves Wheaton, who plays a lot of special teams, or Moye.

I'd guess next week if Miller is fine we don't dress Palmer and Moye gets back in.

shafnutz05 wrote:Call me a PSU homer, but why exactly is Derek Moye being benched tonight? He strikes me as one of the best playmakers on the Steelers offense thus far (small sample size notwithstanding)